Bandwidth is pivotal to SA’s growth

South Africa’s bandwidth pricing has experienced less dramatic reductions of late, after several years of more aggressive price drops – but, predicts Brian Timperley of Turrito Networks, a new round of disruption is due under the twin pressures of fibre rollout...

MTN SA wins best brand award

MTN has scooped the much-sought after Total Telecom Best Brand Award in recognition of the popular MTN Sky “Win a Plane” competition. The fiercely contested Total Telecom Best Brand Award is conferred to companies that have elevated their brand awareness in the past...
R20bn in telecoms spend wasted

R20bn in telecoms spend wasted

South African businesses are wasting up to 20% of their telecommunications spend every year. This adds up to R20-billion – and means that for every R5 spent, R1 is being lost. These figures are according to a white paper, Wastage in South Africa’s Telecoms Sector, released by telecoms professional services firm Nebula. Nebula estimates that the telecommunications market in South Africa is worth around R200-billion – or equivalent to the government’s spend on education. Half of this is business spend – and one-fifth of this is wasted. There are a number of reasons for this, but key is that because of the complexities involved, many businesses are unwilling to take a closer look at inefficiencies and wastage in their own telecoms systems.

Ericsson 5G pilot makes Swedish mines safer

Ericsson is to launch a pilot project that will use 5G technology for communication and remote control operations. A collaboration between several Swedish companies, the project is set to improve productivity and safety in the Swedish mining industry. In the initial...

PCCW recognised by Frost & Sullivan

PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, has been recognised by Frost & Sullivan with the 2015 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Connectivity Solutions Customer Value Leadership Award. This...